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FV 430

First introduced in 1962 the FV 430 series of vehicles developed to fulfil fourteen roles in the British army including Command Post APC, ambulance, minelayer, recovery and repair vehicle, mortar, radar or troop carrier. It is manned by a crew of two and can carry up to 10 men and may be armed with a 7.62 mm machine-gun or turret mounted L37 machine-gun. The FV 430 has a top speed of 32 mph and a range of 580 km.
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FV 432

The FV 432 was a range of British tracked armoured personnel carriers developed as a replacement for the FV 430 in the late 1950's and was produced from 1963 until 1971. The FV 432 carried a crew of two plus ten passengers. It was powered by a Rolls-Royce K60 No 4 Mk 4F 6-cylinder multi-fuel engine providing a top road speed of 52 kmh and a range of 580 km. The FV 432 could ford 106 cm of water and cross a trench 205 cm wide. It was variously armed, the APC being fitted with a 7.62 mm machine-gun, an ATGW version - the FV 438 - being fitted with two launcher boxes for the BAC Swingfire ATGW in addition to the machine-gun. Another version was fitted with the Wombat recoilless rifle.
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SPARTAN

Spartan (FV 103) is a British tracked armoured vehicle similar to the Scimitar, used by specialist troops which can include mortar fire control teams, anti-aircraft teams equipped with Javelin, or as an engineer command vehicle. A Jaguar 4.2 litre engine provide a top speed of 50 mph. Spartan is manned by a crew of seven and is armed with a 7.62 mm machine-gun.
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FV

FV is an abbreviation for Folio Verso
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